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6 days ago · The Breakers was built in 1895 by Cornelius Vanderbilt II and his wife Alice, who is frequently referred to as “Alice of the Breakers.”
May 19, 2021 · The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House was a large mansion built in 1883 at 1 West 57th Street in the heart of Millionaire’s Row, constructed for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, the eldest grandson of...
3 days ago · Around that time, his sons Cornelius and William Kissam were respectively constructing the Cornelius Vanderbilt II House and the William K. Vanderbilt House just a few blocks north on Fifth...
1 day ago · In 1887, Cornelius Vanderbilt II donated the painting to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 4. Haymaking in the Auvergne, 1855. Rosa Bonheur, Haymaking in the Auvergne, 1855, Château de Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau, France.
1 day ago · "Othello and Desdemona in Venice" by Théodore Chassériau (1819-1856). Othello (/ ɒ ˈ θ ɛ l oʊ /; full title: The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice) is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, around 1603.The story revolves around two characters, Othello and Iago. Othello is a Moorish military commander who was serving as a general of the Venetian army in defence of Cyprus against ...
5 days ago · He convinced several friends, including John Jacob Astor IV, Perry Belmont and Cornelius Vanderbilt II, to purchase 140 acres of farmland in an effort to lay out a golf course. Willie Davis designed the first nine holes and later added nine more after Havemeyer unexpectedly died in 1897.
6 days ago · Publication Date: 1979-12-01. A pictorial survey of the Vanderbilt campus from 1873 up to 1978. There are 25 brief essays on aspects of the campus, an alphabetical list and identification of persons for whom buildings are named, and a chronological list of buildings with their principal architects. Last Updated: Jun 21, 2024 2:54 PM.
6 days ago · Cornelius Vanderbilt IV, the first child of Grace Wilson Vanderbilt and Cornelius Vanderbilt III, was born in New York City on April 30, 1898. He was educated at various boys’ schools in the United States and Europe.
1 day ago · Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt made his fortune in the steamship industry and, later, in the New York Central Railroad in the late 19th Century. In 1885, Commodore's grandson, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, who ran the New York Central Railroad, purchased a house called The Breakers. Unfortunately, in 1892, the tiny house burned to the ground.
1 day ago · Cornelius Vanderbilt II, net worth: $2.3 billion. The older brother of William, Cornelius Vanderbilt II inherited $5 million from his grandfather Cornelius in 1877, followed by a further $70 ...
